On Fri, 16 May 2008 21:56:28 GMT, JC wrote:
> I am in the Middle East...
Best wishes to you.
> and my take on Obama from the Muslim side, is
> this: 'His father was an apostate Muslim. In Islamic culture, the son
> follows the father. Radical Islamic extremists are likely to see Obama
as an
> apostate. On the other hand, the more mild Muslims are likely to see
past
> the apostasy to Obama's 'roots' in his family's home country. Either
way,
> this could spell a travesty for American foreign policy under an Obama
> Presidency.
>
> This is as close as I can come on this issue...and, this is whether
Obama
> believes this is so about himself or not...he is a 'high risk' for the
> nation's foreign policy and national security, popular amongst the
American
> people or not.
This is the first time I've heard this viewpoint. OTOH, do you think that
appealing to moderate Muslims, who greatly outnumber the extremists, might
be a net plus?
As for Obama being a liability, there is no excess of respect for women in
the middle east, and I well remember that a Palestinian shot RFK.
--
Mike Russell - mike.russell-home.net
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